FairVote’s Research department, 2017 highlights. We produced several substantial reports, and found critical data for our allies in California, New Mexico, Massachusetts and elsewhere. We also said farewell to a few colleagues and welcomed a few more onto the team.

Through extensive community outreach and coalition building, RCV is now one of the most talked about issues in the press and in public discourse in the city. Advocates from all walks of life are fighting together to hold our elected officials accountable.

The New York City Council is not known for its diversity of parties or spirited debate. Its current makeup is eight percent Republican and 92 percent Democratic. Most votes are taken behind closed doors and are nearly unanimous.